He is the son of legendary Canadian Maritimes wrestling promoter Emile Dupree. Rene became a professional wrestler in 1997 at age 14. In 2001, he won the Mr. Canada Bodybuilding National Championship. That same year, he signed a developmental contract with WWE and was sent to Ohio Valley Wrestling to gain seasoning.
In 2003 he debuted in WWE on RAW alongside fellow Canadian wrestler Sylvain Grenier forming a stuck-up French tag team called La Rèsistance.
Rene Dupree shows much potential as a professional wrestler and has many years ahead of him in the business.